Virginia Tech Basketball: 3 takeaways from blowout loss against Syracuse

WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 14: Jalen Cone #15 of the Virginia Tech Hokies brings the ball up the court against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at LJVM Coliseum Complex on January 14, 2020 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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Jalen Cone Virginia Tech Hokies Joe Girard III Syracuse Orange (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images) /

Where in the world are Jalen Cone and Keve Aluma

After Virginia Tech’s upset win over Villanova, Keve Aluma turned heads around the ACC after his outstanding performance. And he is still Tech’s leading scorer at 14.8 points a game. But, these past two games he has been nowhere to be found.

He only scored five points against Wake Forest last Sunday and today against Syracuse he was horrible. Aluma only scored two points on 1-10 shooting. Aluma just simply has to be better for Mike Young

Jalen Cone has also been horrible the past two games. Against Wake Forest, he shot 0-4 from the field and put up a blank in the box score. Today against Syracuse he was 1-8 for three points and if it wasn’t for a garbage time three he would not have scored a basket in two straight games. Cone is the second-leading scorer on the team with 11 points a game and usually shoots 39% from three. Just like Aluma, Cone has to be better.

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